Tasting- Bay Bridge Merlot

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Name-Bay Bridge Vineyards 

Variety- Merlot  

Region- California 

Country- US 

Year- non-vintage

Price- $3

According to Zach Anderson on vivino.com this merlot is ”Big oak on the nose. Light fruit flavor that gives way to vanilla and quickly disappears. It is fine, especially at this price. You get fruit and oak, it just has a less impressive finish.” 

Overall this wine was fine. Like Zach said it is definitely filled with oaky aromas and has a fruity flavor. I also smelled a mild cherry scent as well as a chocolate, cherry taste. According to page 131 of Wine Folly, Merlots generally have a dried herb taste, which was definitely prominent in this wine. This was a full bodied wine filled with tannins and had a sharp, almost acidic, taste that overpowered the fruity chocolate flavors. For $3 I definitely don't regret buying this wine, but I don't think I would get it again. While Wine Folly page 131 states that Merlots generally are not sweet, any fruity or sweet flavors were drowned out by the high tannins and acids. This made the wine rather unpleasant and the cherry flavors of the wine were diminished and hardly detectable. Overall, this was not a great wine. I did not try this wine with food.